Audiobooks are becoming increasingly–and deservedly–popular as means to access literary experiences. With summer on the verge of arriving full strength, the Audio Publishers Association has also expanded its Sound Learning initiative with 37 new titles suggested for kids as great summer ear-reading. You can refer to that site, too, for information about the many connections between listening and literacy for readers of all ages.

So find those ear buds–or better yet, sit down with a child and listen together. Audiobooks are magic doors for the imagination.